Bridgeton pioneer., 1887-10-27
ASSEMBLY CONVENTION
Ct. w. Moore and Ct. A. Cheever
Nominated for the Assembly
by the Republicans.

order in the Court House, he having
been delegated to do that by the late
chairman VIM. 3. Trenchard, who
was absent. On motion, Mr.. Sharp
was Immediately chosen chairman.
Chas. E. Bellows, of Bridgeton, was
elected Secretary.
The chair appointed Messrs. VIM.
N. Hewitt, Edward P. Woodruff,
James Keen, Michael Myers, and Il.
Z. Yates, as q committe on credentials.
The committee retired, examined the
list of delegates, and returned to the
Convention with the report that all
the delegations were full, and the Gre
dentials correct. The report was
adopted by a unanimous vote.
On motion of DR.. H. G. Fithian, of
Commercial, the Convention adopted
the platform of resolutions which had
been approved by the County Repub-
lican Convention.
The chair appointed Henry Graham
and VIM. E. Riley, of Bridgeton, as
Tellers.
Nominations were declared in order
Capt. Ebenezer Whitaker, of Hope
well, named G. Wilbert Moore. Dr.
Ephriam Bateman, of Lawrence, pre-
sented the name of Hon. Franklin
Lawrence, present Assemblyman.
Brantly Ware, of Fairfield, nominated
John Mulford. DR.. H. G. Fithian, of
Commercial, named E. J. Cook.
The chairman, ex-Clerk Sharp, took
the floor, and seconded the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Cook, stating that it
gave him great pleasure to do so.
Commercial was his native townships;
place long famous for its Re-
publican majorities. 1t had strong
claims upon the nomination, having
never ha recognition since its forma-
ton. II Mr.. Cook the Republicans Of
that township presented well quail
fled candidate, and he hoped that he
would prove the choice of the Conven-
ton. The vote in Commercial was q
hard one to get out, and unless the
township had recognition he feared
for the result.
Mr.. Sharp's remarks were received
with applause.
John NJ. Hall, of Greenwich, nomi-
mated Morris Bacon.
The first ballot resulted as follows
Cook, IS: Moore, 16; Mulford, 5;
Bacon, A; Lawrence, 4.
There being no choice second
ballot was ordered. 1t resulted:-
Cook, 10; Moore, 16; Mulford, 4;
Bacon, 4; Lawrence, 4.
A third ballot was taken:-
Cook, 10; Moore, 80; Bacon, 6; Mul-
ford s.
The fourth ballot ended as follows
Cook, 10; Moore, %; Bacon, 4.
There still being no choice, the fifth
ballot was called as appended
Cook, %; Moore, "a.
G.. Wilbert Moore, of Hopewell
township, having received a majority
of the votes, Chairman Sharp declared
him the nominee of the Convention.
On being introduced to the dele
gates, Mr.. Moore made neat speech,
in which he thanked the Convention
for the honor it had conferred upon
him, and briefly referred to the
record of the great Republican party,
an organization which he believed in
thoroughly, and of whose history he
was proud. If elected to the Assem-
bly, he promised to do his whole duty
by the party and the people.
Mr.. Moore's speech was vigorously
applauded.
There being no further business the
Convention adjourned,
The Republicans of the Second AS
sembly District met in Convention in
Merchants Hall, Vineland, at ? O'Clock,
Thursday afternoon. Col. j. H. Will
let's, of Maurice River township, was
chosen Chairman. Thos. M. Barra-
cliff, of Deerfield, was made Secretary.
The committee on credentials re-
ported all the wards and townships
properly represented, and no con-
tested seats.
Nominations were called for, when
the names of Col. Geo. A. Cheever and
Horace Tuller, both of Vineland, were
presented for Assemblyman.
A ballot was taken, and it resulted
in the nomination of Col. Cheever by
vote of % to IS. The nomination
was made unanimous.
A committee was appointed by the
chair to introduce the candidate to
the Convention. The Colonel appeared
and accepted the nomination in a
brief speech.
After the transaction of some minor
business the Convention adjourned.